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Oleoyl-L-carnitine is a long-chain fatty ester of carnitine which is accumulated and released into the circulation, in fatty-acid oxidation defects. Pattern of Oleoyl-L-carnitine can be diagnostic for a number of ?-oxidation defects.

ChEBI: O-oleoylcarnitine is an O-acylcarnitine having oleoyl as the acyl substituent. It has a role as a human metabolite.

C18:1(Δ9-cis) Carnitine or oleoyl L-carnitineis an endogenous acylcarnitine. It is a potential non-competitive inhibitor of glycine transporter 2 (GLYT2). Oleoyl L-carnitine is used as an effective therapeutic for treating pain.